New Zealand Classic Car 395, September/October 2024

Jewel on the crown
There is nothing like the USA’s classic cars of the 1950s and here is a stunning example of that glorious era of colourful vehicles with lashings of chrome. Our cover story in this issue is on a Kiwi-restored 1958 Buick Century Caballero Estate Wagon. Rare and unique, this mint wagon will make you green with envy.
“Always the innovator in the General Motors line-up, Buick and its Century models featured a shorter, lighter body offering its biggest engine. In 1957 and 1958 Buick produced the striking Century Caballero Estate Wagon. A magnificently restored example of this very rare hardtop wagon survives in New Zealand.”
Also included with this issue 395, is a huge FREE wall poster. Our first poster in a new series features a newly completed, and only one of two in NZ, Mustang-Shelby GT500KR 1000.
To see a fully illustrated content rundown of this edition, go to our website

ALSO FEATURING IN THIS ISSUE
1970 Wolseley 18/85 Mk 2 and 1974 Wolseley 2.2 Six
Designing women – GM’s Damsels of Design
Patina perfection pickup – 1968 Ford F250
Motorman – Fiat 125t, the Italian flyer
1939 Rolls-Royce Wraith
The mother of all Cobras – 1951 Allard P1, Part 2
1974 Alfa Romeo Spider
1972 Chrysler Valiant Hardtop
Motor Sport Flashback – lunching with the legend: David Oxton
Peter Buckleigh, Brett Riley, Bob McMurray, Michael Clark and Murray Taylor.
The delights of the Marconi Museum
Kits & Pieces, The Turner sports car
Looking Back at North Shore in the ’60s-’80s (PART 2)
Price On: road user charges – again
Shelf classics – Models
Industry insider: HBI engineering
Book Reviews: Le Mans 2023 official yearbook: 91st Edition and America’s greatest road trip! Key West to Deadhorse
Coaching from the bench: Replacing your classic’s windscreen
Market Report: the Holden HQ
News: Shelby Mustang GT500KR 1000 unveiled
Daily driver: 1974 Mark 1 Ford Escort